Education

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Monday said that the ratio of females in tertiary institutions accessing the loans compared to males was not impressive. The Fund’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known in Abuja during the International Women’s Day celebration on Monday. Sawyerr was represented by Oluwatosin Sanusi, NELFUND’s Head of Investments and…

The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for the commencement of academic activities after three weeks of shutdown over students’ protests.The Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, Rebecca Okojie, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja.Ms Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, 11 March, while lectures would…

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. Alhaji Sule, 1929–2017, contributed significantly to Nigeria’s socio-political development throughout his illustrious career. He served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, where he was Chairman of the UN Special Committee…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has said it would begin sale of Direct Entry forms to candidates seeking direct entry admissions into higher institutions from Wednesday, March 12,2025. The board, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said this registration process is crucial for individuals who possess degrees, diplomas, or A-level…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has concluded the registration process of over two million candidates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) holding in April. The update contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin, said the registered number of candidates was as of March 8, 2025. The Board also noted that this…

A total of 2,030,627 candidates have registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This is the highest number of applications the board has received in its history of conducting UTME. Last year, over 1.9 million candidates applied for the UTME.

The Federal Government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State as a Federal University. Established by the Ogun State Government in 2005, TASUED holds the distinguished position as Nigeria’s first specialised university of education. It was named after Dr Tai Solarin, a revered activist and the founder of Mayflower…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Saturday cautioned students against applying for student loans via fake portals and websites. The Fund warned that while it remains committed to ensuring that eligible students get the student loan, students should be cautious of fake websites posturing as the official website of the Fund. The clarification was made…

The University of Ilorin officially announces that the Harmattan semester results have now been released. Students from 100-level, 200-level, and 300-level are advised to check their results via the university portal.Link : https://portal.unilorin.edu.ng/ The released results include but are not limited to the following courses: All students are urged to log in to their respective…

Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti wishes to inform all graduates, parents, guardians, and the general public as well as friends of the University that the activities marking its 29th Convocation Ceremony will take place as scheduled below: